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The first and main association with the word "Peterhof" is fountains. Indeed, the main attraction of this small town on the coast of the Finnish Gulf is fountains, located in two gardens: Upper and Lower. The upper garden was conceived by Peter I as a garden in which vegetables were grown. There are several ponds with fountains, a lot of winding grapes and a nice alley.

The lower garden is built on the principle of ideal symmetry: its main part is the Great cascade of fountains. The central fountain is the gilded figure of Samson tearing the jaws of the lion, an allegorical depiction of Russia's victory over Sweden in the Northern War. Alleys lead to other fountains - chess hill, Eve, Pyramid - none of which is similar to the rest.

In the parks are a luxurious Grand Palace, in the interiors of which there is even more gold than in the fountains, and the Monplaisir Palace, in which the Lacquer cabinet in the Chinese style is of particular interest.

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New Zealand is an island country in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1600 km southeast of Australia and about 10 500 km southwest of California. New Zealand belongs to a large island group called Polynesia. The country is situated on two main islands — the North Island and the South Island — and several dozen smaller islands. Most of the smaller islands are hundreds of kilometers from the main ones.

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and Auckland is the largest city. English is the official language of New Zealand and is spoken throughout the country. Many native people speak their own language» Maori, in addition to English.

The country once belonged to the British empire. Today it is an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of Britain and a number of its former colonies.

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. The British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, is the monarch of New Zealand. She appoints a governor general to represent her, but the governor general has little power. The legislation, prime minister, and Cabinet run the national government.

Britain gave New Zealand a constitution in 1852, when it was a British colony. But through the years the New Zealand legislature has changed almost all its provisions. Today, the nation has no written constitution.

The first people who settled in New Zealand were a brown-skinned people called Maoris. They came from Polynesian islands located northeast of New Zealand. The country was discovered by Europeans in 1642, but they did not start to settle in the islands until the late 1700's. Today, most New Zealanders are descendants of the early European settlers. Maoris make up about 12 % of the country's population

New Zealand has one of the highest standard of living in the world. For many years, the economy of the country depended largely on agriculture. Today agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries are all important to the economy. New Zealand's economy depends on trade with many countries — Australia, Britain, Japan and the United States.

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